The Walking Dead: Every Season 9 Episode Ranked Worst To Best

16. Stradivarius

Perhaps the only episode that can really be considered filler, Stradivarius takes place two episodes after the loss of Rick and the show's massive six-year time skip, and follows two major stories with compelling moments but limited progression.

The main and weakest development concerns Michonne as she leads some new survivors - Magna's group - on a mission to their former camp. It gives Magna's group some stirring backstory and highlights how much Michonne's changed since Rick's "death", but has little bearing on the rest of the season.

The B-plot follows Carol and Henry as they bond with a secluded Daryl and implore him to come home. Again, there's some striking development for the characters here, but whether a whole episode was needed to set up Daryl's return to the communities is up for debate.